At a time when cranes are shaping the skyline and housing demand refuses to slow, the Gold Coast property, development and planning community gathered for the annual Colin Biggers & Paisley Property Think Tank 2025.
In June 2025, changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) introduced a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy. On 7 October 2025, District Court Justice Gibson handed down the first published decision under the new privacy tort in Kurraba Group Pty Ltd & Anor v Williams [2025] NSWDC 396 (Kurraba v Williams).
Australian Clinical Labs Limited was ordered to pay $5.8 million in penalties after a major data breach, marking the first civil penalty under the Privacy Act and highlighting the need for strong cyber security and timely breach notification.
In this article we explore how the draft Central Coast Strategic Conservation Plan (CCSCP) foreshadows the anticipated direction of upcoming reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an appeal against a local government’s refusal of a minor change application to increase an approved mixed-use development from 18 to 21 storeys. The Court held the change was not “minor” under the Planning Act 2016 as it would result in substantially different development.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland considered a submitter appeal against a local government’s approval of a change to increase a multiple dwelling from seven to nine storeys. The Court found compliance with contentious planning scheme provisions and noted relevant matters supporting the decision if its compliance findings were wrong.
